Bill Richardson Decides to Bankrupt New Mexico; Welcomes Hard-core Criminals to his State

Winston's Notes
Liberal Democrat Governor Richardson, a documented corrupt government official, decided to ban the death penalty in his state of New Mexico. These liberals have no problem killing a helpless unborn child, but God forbid they kill someone who has savagely butchered another human being. I guess this will be another socialist state taken over by an Obama bailout. Thankfully for him, he's in bed with the Obama administration so no doubt more pay-to-play dealings are in his future.

You’ll see Jimmy Carter, probably one of the worst presidents in history, and a pure socialist, poke his wrinkled old peanut-smelling snout into the issue and encouraged this bill.

Attention all killers! Go to New Mexico and you will not be executed if you are caught! The state will pay your incarceration for decades at the tax payer’s expense! Free cable, food, and all the gym equipment you need! I’m sure the tax payers are jumping for joy! Kill as many as you can before you get caught. Fresh meat to butcher!

You can't advertise better to the worst of the worst.

No commonsense for this pathetic loser known as Bill Richardson. Like most of our government officials, he's just a turd that needs to be flushed.

Of course, this is just my opinion.

The story below.


New Mexico Governor Signs Bill Banning Death Penalty

Associated Press:

SANTA FE, N.M. — Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation Wednesday repealing New Mexico's death penalty, making it the second state to ban executions since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.

Richardson, a Democrat who formerly supported capital punishment, said signing the bill was the "most difficult decision" of his political life.

"Faced with the reality that our system for imposing the death penalty can never be perfect, my conscience compels me to replace the death penalty with a solution that keeps society safe," Richardson told a news conference in the state Capitol.

The state Senate passed the measure Friday by a 24-18 vote, and the House earlier approved it in a 40-28 vote.

The repeal takes effect July 1 and will apply to crimes committed after that date. Once in effect, the most severe punishment will be a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

With Richardson signing the measure, New Mexico joins 14 other states that do not impose capital punishment. New Jersey, in 2007, was the first and only other state to outlaw capital punishment since its reinstatement by the Supreme Court.

New Mexico has executed one person since 1960: child killer Terry Clark in 2001. Under the outgoing law, the death sentence could be applied in cases where children, law enforcement and correctional officials, and witnesses were murdered.

The sentences of two men currently on death row will not be affected by the new law.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and former President Jimmy Carter were among those who urged Richardson to sign the bill.

The New Mexico Sheriffs' and Police Association opposed repealing the death penalty, saying capital punishment deters violence against police officers, jailers and prison guards. District attorneys also opposed the legislation, arguing that the death penalty was a useful prosecutorial tool.

Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White said law enforcement officers have "lost a layer of protection and it's a sad day in New Mexico."

New Mexico was one of several states considering repealing the death penalty this year.

In Kansas, a bill failed to clear the Senate this week.

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